New £25m Eastern High School in Cardiff approved by planners

An artist's impression of the new Eastern High School building

A new £25m secondary school in Cardiff has been given the go-ahead by planners.

The new building for Eastern High School will be built on the Cardiff and Vale College site in Trowbridge, in the east of the city.

Set to open in 2017, it will accommodate 1,200 pupils and 320 students in post-16 education and training.

The existing college will be demolished under the plans.

The new building will replace the existing school, currently based on the former Rumney High School site.

Councillor Sarah Merry, cabinet member for education, said it would be "a state-of-the-art learning environment".

It has been funded by Cardiff council and the Welsh government as part of the 21st Century Schools programme.